Compare towns
Coventry vs Hardwick vs Ripton vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Hardwick has the most renters (23.6% rent).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Orange has the oldest population (median age 50.3).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Coventry | Hardwick | Ripton | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 917 |
2,965Highest |
508Lowest |
957 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
50.3±5.3Highest 17% above VT |
| Orange and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
27%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.7% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$92,297±$17k 14% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$71,302±$13k 12% below VT |
| Ripton and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$222,000±$22k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$875±$406 29% below VT |
— | $1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
| Orange and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,351 14% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7 VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
7.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Coventry School District | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hazen Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.